Commodore D. Elliott Jr. CHESAPEAKE - Commodore Dewey "CD" Elliott Jr., 85, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011 in a hospital in Lexington, Va. Born Sept. 4, 1925 in West Frankfort, Ill., to the late Commodore and Annie Mae Elliott Sr., he was a veteran of the Merchant Marines, a member of First Friends Church and retired as an insurance agent from Allstate Insurance Company. "CD" was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 100, Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commander Knights Templar of Virginia and had just received his 50-year Masonic membership pin. He was also a very active member of the Kiwanis Club with 44 years perfect attendance; but he was most proud of his 70 years perfect attendance in Sunday schools throughout his life while traveling the world. His family was important to him and he never failed to thank them in his own special way for their love and support. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty Jo Elliott; a daughter, Brenda Elliott Jackson and her husband Jeff of Lexington; a son, Commodore "Dewey" Elliott III and his wife Darlene of Chesapeake; a sister, Oma Jarvis of Chesapeake; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A funeral with Masonic rites will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. David Roudabush and the Rev. E. Clifton Whitlock. Burial will follow in Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk. Knight Templar rites will be held at the funeral home Sunday at 6 p.m. with the family receiving friends immediately following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Friends Church, 5307 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23701 or to the Past Grands Scholarship Fund of Grand Guardian Council of VA IOJD, 4609 Wake Forest Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703.